Purple Heart Memorial Day Ceremony
Due to COVID restrictions and the pandemic we have not held this ceremony in several years. If we can obtain the necessary resources and support we may consider holding the Memorial Day Ceremony at Purple Heart Park in future years. The City of Tucson helped produced this video about Memorial Day at Purple Heart Park. Chapter Commander Mike-Rosie Dyer & Patriot Frank Giroux are interviewed for the video.
Our Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Purple Heart Park is held at 10:00 a.m. at Purple Heart Park on Memorial Day. A special thanks goes to the 162nd Tactical Fighter Wing, the University of Arizona “Pride” Alumni Band, the City of Tucson Department of Parks & Recreation, the local Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts Troops, & the Rita Ranch Neighborhood Association for their support in assisting with the ceremony.
2021 Memorial Day Opening Remarks: Read the Opening Remarks by Patriot Frank Giroux
2021 Memorial Day Address: Read the Memorial Day Address by Patriot Frank Giroux
2017 Chapter 442 Memorial Day Ceremony Photos: View album of our Memorial Day Ceremony at Purple Heart Park. Photos courtesy of Bill Sobek.
Mosaic at Purple Heart Park: Kudos to the students at Rincon Vista Middle School the Vail School District. Carla Dominice-Newton’s art classes made, glazied & fired over 2,000 hearts for this mural as a legacy to veterans. It is installed at Purple Heart Park.
2015 Memorial Day Videos: Click on the links
Reading of the names of the WOT Casualties from Southern Arizona.
Comments by Chapter 442 Chaplain, Mike Dyer.
Keynote address by Americanism Officer, Frank Giroux.
Jan Michalak, SSG Ret, sings the National Anthem
2014 Memorial Day Ceremony Video: View the video. Video courtesy of Bill Sobeck.
2014 Memorial Day Photo Album: View the photo album. Photos by Bill Sobeck.
2013 Memorial Day Video: Tolling the Bell for Southern Arizona’s Fallen Video courtesy of Bill Sobeck.
2013 Memorial Day Video: Posting of the Colors at Purple Heart Park Video courtesy of Bill Sobeck.